It's no secret that products composed of recycled materials are some of the most popular on the market today. Not only are they an environmentally friendly way to reduce wastage, their stylish looks make them attractive items to gift to others. But they're all pretty straight forward, right? You recycle cardboard and it comes back to life in a notebook. No! Sometimes the materials used to create eco friendly products are quite different from what you'd expect. Case in point, the Wishbone Bike Recycled Edition which is composed of primarily recycled carpet.

That's right, this convertible kids bike (that goes from a trike to small bike to big bike) is made of recycled carpet collected from all over the US. The carpet is shredded before being mixed with glass fiber for maximum strength. The result is an amazingly versatile bike with an attractive modern look that doesn't in any way betray its humble origins. But the Wishbone isn't the only unique eco friendly product out there.

Recycled Products With Awesome Backgrounds

Although only a concept, we love this idea - Building Caps, bottle tops that can be reused as Lego-style bricks. This would be a perfect solution to the lack of enjoyable and imaginative toy products in developing regions of the world. Not to mention it's a snazzy way of reducing waste!

In the here and now we have some awesome custom products such as pens and calculators that are made from recycled corn starch in place of standard petroleum. That's right, your favourite branded pen or calculator may be

Bike first spotted here: http://design-milk.com/bike-made-100-recycled-carpet/